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UMN anticipates Comstock heating issues to be fixed by today

UMN anticipates Comstock heating issues to be fixed by today

by Sam Hill
Published December 4, 2024

Several Comstock residents have reached out to FOX 9 reporters regarding multiple rooms that have been experiencing heating issues. FOX 9 reported the problems arose from air trapped in the system when...

Ground beef found in sit-down restaurants and carrots in stores are possibly contaminated.

E. coli cases reported in carrots, restaurant beef

by Katrina Bailey
Published December 4, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified multiple E. coli outbreaks linked with carrots and ground beef.Over 500 cases of various E. coli have been...

Sen. Omar Fateh

State Sen. Omar Fateh launches run for Minneapolis mayor

by Jack O'Connor
Published December 3, 2024

State Sen. Omar Fateh kicked off his mayoral campaign Monday at city hall where he attacked Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s tenure.Fateh said under Frey, it has become “harder to build our lives”...

UMN, Graduate Labor Union reach tentative contract

UMN, Graduate Labor Union reach tentative contract

by Avery Vrieze
Published December 1, 2024

The University of Minnesota and its Graduate Labor Union (GLU) reached a tentative contract agreement on Friday with proposed changes to benefit GLU members. GLU members will be voting from Dec. 2...

More than 50 years after the occupation, it remains important on campus. Courtesy of the University of Minnesota Archives.

Repeating History: the 1969 Morrill Hall occupation

by Mady Leick
Published November 26, 2024

The takeover of Morrill Hall in January of 1969 led to systematic changes at the University of Minnesota. It has been 50 years since students protested for civil rights following the death of Martin...

Both Project 2025 and President-elect Donald Trump look to roll back many of President Joe Biden’s climate change policies.

Climate activists warn Project 2025 is ‘game over’ for climate change progress

by Ainsley Brown
Published November 23, 2024

Climate activists are sounding the alarm about Project 2025’s plans to prevent the U.S. from meeting its climate change goals.Project 2025, a conservative Republican plan for President-elect Donald...

The team anticipates hearing Braun from the sidelines without her presence on the court.

Leading scorer Mara Braun breaks right foot, out indefinitely

by Grace Praxmarer
Published November 22, 2024

Head coach for Gophers women’s basketball Dawn Plitzuweit announced Friday that leading scorer Mara Braun broke her right foot.Braun missed the team’s last game on Wednesday against Eastern Illinois...

New policies could loosen Title IX protections.

How Project 2025 will affect the Department of Education

by Mady Leick and Katrina Bailey
Published November 21, 2024

The 922-page Project 2025 document created by the conservative Heritage Foundation outlines plans to significantly change the American educational system under the next conservative president.After...

Melissa Skeet, "Skeet Fighter" went on a four-month-long roller skating journey to raise awareness for MMIW. Courtesy of Nate Zahn.

Symbols of resistance, the identity of movements

by Samantha Siedow
Published November 20, 2024

When describing the historical pattern of missing and murdered community members that motivated former roller derby player and Navajo activist Melissa Skeet to roller skate across the United States with...

Without an estimated $9 million for permanent bridge installations, the University said no progress will be made.

UMN bridge safety updates stall amidst jurisdictional, fundraising concerns

by Sam Hill and Georgia Jensen
Published November 20, 2024

Two confirmed deaths by suicide from the Washington Avenue Bridge over two weeks raise questions of temporary and permanent solutions to prevent further attempts. Suicide Awareness Voices of Education...

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